Gallery: The Rotunda crowd cheered after Governor Mark Dayton signed the minimum wage bill into law at a public bill signing ceremony Monday the Minnesota State Capitol Rotunda. The bill, which was passed by the Legislature last week, will increase Minnesota's minimum wage to $9.50 per hour, and index it to inflation.

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Gallery: Governor Mark Dayton high-fived Ashia Rhodes. She was there with her sister Jada, brother Mario and mother Jacquita Berens who works three jobs and will benefit from the minimum wage increase.

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Gallery: Jacquita Berens got a hug from her daughter Ashia Rhodes after speaking at the bill signing. She was there with her three children Jada and Mario. Jacquita Berens works three jobs and will benefit from the minimum wage increase.

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Gallery: Governor Mark Dayton signed the minimum wage bill into law at a public bill signing ceremony Monday the Minnesota State Capitol Rotunda.

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Gallery: Clutching his bill signing pen, C.J. Flowers sat on his grandfather Al Flowers' shoulders during the ceremony. Governor Mark Dayton signed the minimum wage bill into law at a public bill signing ceremony Monday the Minnesota State Capitol Rotunda.

Bob and Bonnie Dehn at their vegetable and herb farm in Adover, MN. The Dehn's, who have been married more than 40 years, are searching for someone to take over their family farm before they retire. They started the farm while Bob Dehn was undergoing chemo for cancer more than 30 years ago.